by Mark Lawson One of the most successful reoccurring events in Milwaukee’s art scene is Gallery Night. This event was begun in 1987 by staff members of the Milwaukee Art Museum and members of the East Town Association. Originally it included only a few of the major galleries and museums around town, but now it […]
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Posted inRNA News
RNA Tackles Full Agenda
On May 13 the Riverwest Neighborhood Association’s monthly meeting did not disappoint those who came expecting the usual packed slate of engaging, timely, and sometimes intense discussions. . . . With Alderman D’Amato on hand, RNA members took the opportunity to cover a lot of ground concerning development issues and a small handful of other matters. . . .
Posted inCommentary & Opinion
What Does It Mean To Say Riverwest Is Integrated – Is It Really?
GUEST COMMENTARY – by Jackie Reid Dettloff
It was Saturday afternoon when I read the January issue of Riverwest Currents with Tanya Cromartie-Twaddle’s “Living a Life Mosaic: Diversity in Riverwest.” The question, “how shall we live together?” was fresh in my mind the next morning, when I opened the Sunday Journal Sentinel and found the first of several articles on segregation in our city and its surrounding suburbs. Whether one agrees or not with Lois Quinn and John Pawasarat’s definition of an integrated neighborhood as being “20% white and at least 20% black,” the publication of the results of their study has opened a spirited dialogue. I see that as good.
Posted inCommentary & Opinion
Where is Riverwest?
What are the borders of your neighborhood? Unless you’re a newcomer, when you think about this question, definite answers probably come to mind right away. Where did you get those answers? How certain are you that they are right? Do they describe something that’s really out there or something that for some reason or another you need or want to believe in?
Posted inFurther Down Stream
December 2002
Latina poets – Drum and Civic Leadership Corps – No more Historic Preservation Officer – Riverwest Artist Association Santa-windo-rama – Bremen St. Block Club – Riverwest Best of – Reservoir Park – Co-Op and Credit Union ATMs, food stamps
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